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| LANG0906-2 | English language, part 2
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| Duration : | 32h Pr, 16h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Estelle Mayard |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| All year long |
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Course contents :
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| The topics we are going to deal with are:
Cereals; Soils; Food stuff; Livestock; Aquaculture; Forestry; Farm management; Agriculture and technology; Ethics.
Each topic includes
a. integrated speaking activities (structured argumentation and giving an opinion on the basis of a semi-authentic source);
b. integrated writing activities (structured reports on the basis of a semi-authentic source);
c. listening and reading activities;
d. grammar (use of articles; passive; relative clauses; indirect speech; use of future tenses, conditional and hypotheses) and vocabulary exercises.
"Soft skills" like oral presentation, team work or autonomy are an integral part of the course. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of the course, the student will reach the
B1+ level (on his/her way to acquire a Higher Intermediate level) of the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages" (Council of Europe).
After completing the course the student is expected to
1/ understand the main points of complex study-related discourses in standard speech, provided the discourse is clearly structured;
2/ identify and understand the main conclusions of an argumentative text (oral or written) in which the authors adopt particular viewpoints;
3/ make a clear, detailed and structured report (oral or written) which develops an argument, giving reasons in support of or against a particular viewpoint and explaining the advantages and disadvantages of various options as well as his personal opinion on the subject;
4/ interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers possible; take part in discussions on study-related topics. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| The student must have reached the
B1- level (Independent User - Low) in English on the reference levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| 48H Practical work |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Practical work
Team meetings
Oral presentations
Self-learning (e-campus) |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Students receive the course notes at the first course.
Course notes are available on e-campus.
REDMAN, S., English Vocabulary in Use. Pre-intermediate and Intermediate. Cambridge University Press. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral examination (50 %)
Written examination (30 %)
Oral presentations (15 %)
Personal work (5 %)
Oral presentations and personal work are compulsory. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Depoterre Sophie
Language Laboratory
Office: Espace Athéna, 123-0-3 Ex
081 62 24 46
sdepoterre@ulg.ac.be |
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| Items online : |
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| Course notes and source documents |
| Course notes and source documents are available on e-campus. |
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